Truck show held to celebrate Herefordshire teen's birthday

Christopher Gibbons, who is from Bartestree, has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), a genetic disorder that causes muscle weakness. 

Because of his love for lorries, his carer, Bev Meredith and a group of people got together to make his 18th birthday extra special. 

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"Christopher likes to play a game called truck simulator so it gave me the idea to organise a private truck show," said Ms Meredith.

"I have a son, a brother and a son-in-law who are lorry drivers so I managed to get them to agree and put the word out to gain others.

Christopher Gibbons has a love of lorries (Image: Bev Meredith)

Christopher Gibbons (left) has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (Image: Bev Meredith)

"My daughter then emailed a couple, along with putting it on social media which brought others along.

Christopher's birthday cake was in the shape of a lorry (Image: Bev Meredith)

"We had 15 lorries that attended the show. We then had a lorry go to Christopher's house to do a ring loop past his house and he followed it back to Bartestree Village Hall to be greeted by all the decorated lorries and a birthday cake.

"It really was a wish granted and we can’t thank the lorry drivers enough for taking the time to come."